Tie plate



June 1,1926. 11582062 N. G. ANDERSON TIE PLAT .Filed July l0 1925 1 'MIE ELATE.

Application filed July 1i), 15525.

' mum is so cerisructe he Greer te be moved into gripping enineiit wich the "eid i s of a spike *fen riireuffh au J. tee L e.

:2e rail serre ment by the rigid rei erre ce prevent t i 1" 'iiiie i Mention is iluereed ri he accomiiiig d ing;7 "wherein e a *bep pim. new Gbowing e im il sempre(4` upon e. ragiiieiic 'is ei the 113111 roved tie plaie;

ai rie'w reken ou he line e lrie l which shown in l and 2 :i cerreucmiizii cenetructioii and Wiii e 'eriiier weer er my @Hier suitable ir-.'e which Spikes may be drivei. lute 2 rests er-en the upper face ei beneath tre rail 8 and is 'provided of ti e `tie with e depending; is ef euiicieiit deph te euie :fide farbe er tie. A rie'fig'e 4; lv neen shown zii' one Side ei; iie plete 'i rvili be miderateed that if desired e. ieiifre pri 'vided et 'irs eher .Y order to engage side 0i the weee 5 of; the rail, there hes been 1Q evided u mder 5 which extends acre the pierre fidi width end e i ier edgy/e is ded with :i flange 7 te overlap che rail a :is sheen in i* L, ferriiigg; re iegure, if will be scei tiet et ite inner L abutment Shoulder 6 is r e depbh monding to the thickness of the rei r lie Serial No. 422/294.

Side edge and that he bese of snugly egeinet the shoulder Y l'z'e and the orerhaiigiiig e oi the shoulder. Gperiiiigs 8 are ed hreugi die Shoulder and plaie te tiieriesiieiier Spikes 9 and similar l() are formed in the plete in ed reif-.tion Jdie inner edge of (3 se the the base of the rail er ugly between the shoulder e und epeiiiegggs i0 and have irs opposite side per tien engaged by the heads of spikes 11 .,iiveii tiroug'h the openings 10 im@ lthe de. wl'ieii the spikes ll are in piece, they wil serre to keep the rii in eiiigegei'ieii'e with Athe shoulder G but the rail is lebe te ereep ieiigitudiiieliy. ii orc er to pre- 'reii't ieiigiudinel creeping @j the mii, i; 1ere has been provided zi clamp 12 which is e l" er reeiliez-ii; metal. The bese p die ciaiiig le welded uit@ "wgld A n, e

wiiih the upper face er die L one eine edge thereof' bi1-.tibe- ,i Dertien ef Jdie clamp is lei@ free ix .i the pid reduced iii hick;

i Y th ef the damp te pref'ide heed i; whim is joined to the bese end porticiA 13 by e neck 15. The head e has inner Vand outer Side edge feces, die 'meer eide edge 'fece being provided with eein. es shown l@ iu Fie'. l, which ere adep'ed te bite iure 'the side edge ci die raii of the clamp is forced inwardly out 11e-rma pesitiei which she rn iii Ab: From :in inspection ci l, it will be eeen diet the heed 11er- 1 v extends 'e overlapping' releimi to am 17 which is formed in 'the piete and A mii.- e of e, cem'eeieriei eonsruciieii in be driven hreugh hie opening. l? inte ege flue oder side eige 19 of the uid exert a cem action which will heed emirde the reil and cause the ee .e 16 t0 bite deep'iy inte the bese of the rail, immer the Heike 18 is fully driven mi@ liee head 'will overlap the head lli 3 n ci' bhe damp and the clamp will, therefore, be erevented from beine iarred u n wardiv i ef J e .U @uit of efigegemen with the rail. ease by VL' the tie. Having thus described eiziinii:

l. A tie plete having zz engaging one Side of a rail, i e. lnenihei to? engaging' the othei eine oi the ieii, the last-mentionedreihengeging member being formed of i'eeiiient ninteiieizind imving' one the invention: I

vend portion iig-id upon the tia, pleite und its other end portion free und extending eeiofzs :in opening in the tie piiite in pz itiiiiiv mei hippingrelation to the. opening` :L

'fastener muy he pesa; i into :.1 tie and toi-ee hein tion o' the ehinip into ggifipping with the mit. Y

tie phite adapted to he seemed upon e. Vtie and having i'igid ineens "f epted ove'hipping engagement with one ide pon tion of a rail hase and e. *resilient oienip adapted to engage the other side oi the mit bese, seid clamp being' iigjieiy zanehoied to Said plete and having i,fieideiiiie free end poi-tien extending diegonaiy oi: the plete to- Wziide the iailfieeeiving portion theieot' end extending across en opening formed in t' may he .passed pluie whereby e filete/nei' Vthieiigh ti ope-ning' into e tie and 'foie-e the yieidaiiiie Y'iee end portion oi? the, chimp into position im* gripping engagement with the rail heee.

in. overlapping relation to e. spike-receiving opening` in the plete and having its innef ided W1 side edge tace preiv ,h rei teeth7 end Said hee-d adffiptef., to

into position for gfipping engee'ein n e., rail hase by a spike driven thro opening` :ind engaging the outer eide eden fece of the heed.

4. A tie plete oiined with openings to :receive fasteners 'for seeming the tie pleteV ipon aUtie and having rigid ineens adapted foiA overlapping engager; ent Witi one eide poition ot ieii hase, und n iejiiient eieinp adapted to enghe ether Side et the mii half-ie., seid ehnnp being i'igidlji.' nnehoied to seid plete uit having i yieiduhle tree end poi-tion ne e;tendi1ig aereas one of the fzifitenei i a' the tie p openings ot n .v mi 1.- {iM-1- .i i (n tomi ne, i Lion neieio mi e oieed nimm-diy into position engagement with the m11 bese e test-eier peesei through the opening into e tie.

A tie piate adapted to i'est upon e tie and having spike-receiving openings epe ed a distance eoii'essponding to the wie th oA mii heee, e 'Piange eai'iied by seid ph Re ane adapted to overlap one Side of a. mii base, seidopenings :tempted to eeeive Spihes to Secure the piate noon e tie and engage the hase of a rail et opposite sides thereof, :i Chimp o'f i. iient nietel'iei rigid upon Said plete and having a free end portion adapte-ii to he toi'eed into gripping engagen'ient With a 'mii oe-.ee :it th opposite side thereof from said iange, seid Clamp having its free end poition noi-n :illy extending nevose an opening' foi-ned in the plate whereby e spike may .1e driven thi1 ugh the instiientioned openigjinto the tie .find oee the tree end portion of the elaing into grippingl engegen'ient -with the rail bese.

n testimony Wheeot niz; my signature.

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